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25 years ago
JULY 1, 1982
According to Highland County Sheriff Milton Ralston, there was an attempted break-in here at the office of Dr. T.E. Billingsley Thursday night of last week. A next door neighbor reportedly heard glass breaking at about 12:30 a.m., looked out the window and saw what looked like a young man or boy running from the scene. At this time, Sheriff Ralston says that he has no leads in the case.
The resignation of Bath County High School principal Michael G. Basham was accepted at the closeout meeting of the Bath County School Board Tuesday night of last week. Basham, who has been with the Bath school system for six years, served as high school principal for the past four years. He is leaving the area to seek his doctorate in educational administration at the University of Virginia.
From 50 years ago, July 1, 1932: All letters being sent by two-cent postage stamp will, after July 6, require a threecent stamp, according to a recent U.S postal announcement.
Richard Crummett has been collecting Indian artifacts for 45 years. He started his collection when he was 12 years old, picking up arrowheads on the family farm in Blue Grass. The family farm included several caves and large springs which, as a general rule, attracted Indians to the area. Another big attraction on the farm was a flint mine of flint "diggings." Flint chips can be found in great abundance around the old mining site, but it is very seldom that any finished artifacts can be found.
The offices of Highland's Commonweath's Attorney John Lohr received a brick facelift as part of renovation being carried out at the Monterey office. Plans call for extensive remodeling of the interior of the building as well. While work is going on, Lohr's office is located in the Hicova building in Monterey.
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